REEVES, Mary K. "Helen" (Kaicher)

Mary K. "Helen" (Kaicher) Reeves, 82, of Plainville, formerly of Bristol, widow of William "Red" Reeves, Jr., died Wednesday, (December 24, 2008) in Plainville. She was born March 28, 1926, in Bridgeport and was a daughter of the late John and Frances (Dalton) Kaicher. She was employed at the Avon Howard Johnson's for 32 years and then with the Bristol VNA for 9 1/2 years as a home health aide. She was a parishioner of St. Gregory Church. She swam together with her daughter Fran at the Giamatti Center three nights a week and enjoyed crafting with her daughter at the 1st Congregational Church of Waterbury. She leaves a son Michael E. Reeves of Plainville; a daughter and son-in-law, Frances and Thomas Schinkel of Bristol; four grandchildren, Eric and Troy Schinkel, Chrystal Reeves and Melissa Hutchinson; two great grandchildren, Melissa Adams and Devon Hutchinson; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son William H. Reeves, III; and three brothers, Edward "Bud" Kaicher, Sr., William Kaicher and John Kaicher. The funeral will be held Monday, 9 a.m. from DuPont Funeral Home, 25 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, followed by a mass at 10 a.m. in St. Gregory Church, Bristol. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol. Relatives and friend may call at the funeral home Sunday evening, from 6-8 p.m. The Reeves Family invites you to send a condolence message in Mrs. Reeves' Guestbook at www. dupontfuneralhome.com.